TARANTINO's STAR TREK To Be Rated-R - Report

By George Marston, Newsarama Contributor December 7, 2017 12:57pm ET

Credit: Paramount Pictures

Director Quentin Tarantino met with screenwriters this week for his reported Star Trek film, according to Deadline. The trade reports that The Revenant screenwriter Mark L. Smith is the frontrunner, alongside writers Lindsey Beer and Drew Pearce.

What's more, Deadline says that the film will be rated-R - which would be a first for the Star Trek franchise. Tarantino is reportedly developing the project with J.J. Abrams, though it's also said Paramount has not officially greenlit the project.

No further details about the potential plot, era, or continuity of the purported film have been reported.